Walking into the River

by Lorian Hemingway

Depicts a woman's tragic surrender into the family cycle of alcoholism and her courage to prevail

Genres: Fiction

288 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1992

Reviews

[Kathryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A downer of a story, but, wow, what a read! As I was reading this book, I recommended it all over the place. Although the central character, a young woman who we see mature throughout the book, deals with some tragic and horrific experiences, her resilience and sarcasm make you want to keep reading and see her tale to the end. The story deals a lot with how history often repeats itself from generation to generation, no matter how hard we fight against it.

[Prune Fusion · Rating 4 out of 5]

A haunting tale of a girl's progress to womanhood in the American South, hindered by alcoholism, violence and mental illness.